tóc tiên
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tóc (“hair”) + tiên (“fairy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tawk͡p̚˧˦ tiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tawk͡p̚˦˧˥ tiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tawk͡p̚˦˥ tiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- creeping lilyturf, Liriope spicata
- dwarf lilyturf, Ophiopogon japonicus
- 14th century, Tuệ Tĩnh, 麥門 Mạch môn:
- 麥門冬矩襟𩯀仙
- "Mạch môn đông" củ khóm tóc tiên.
- "Màiméndōng" is the tuberous root of the dwarf lilyturf.
- cypress vine, Ipomoea quamoclit
- (by extension) pink rain lily, Zephyranthes rosea
- Synonym: tóc tiên hồng